In recent weeks, it has become increasingly clear that we can’t trust a word that Keir Starmer says.

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He is now trying to deceive parents into thinking he is taking action to get children off harmful social media, but the reality is all he is offering is years of delay.

Labour’s lack of action speaks louder than their hollow commitments. Without pressure from brave parents, teachers and health professionals calling on the Government to do more, we would not even have secured a consultation on a social media ban.

Sadly, this appears to be little more than a delay tactic. It will be half-baked measures like curfews or tweaks to algorithms. A smoke-and-mirrors exercise to stop Labour MPs backing a clear option that would get children off social media now.

Labour have repeatedly voted against our plan to ban social media for under-16s. Now their latest offering is woeful. Ministers say they will act in months, not years. The reality is very different.

Labour have put forward new proposals that would not require the Government to take any action for three years. That is simply not good........

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